Grosses
'Fast & Furious 6' Sets Franchise High $38.2 Million Opening Day; 'Hangover 3' Rebounds Slightly, 'Epic' Strong in Third PlaceMay 25, 2013 03:15 AM
Universal reports an excellent $38.2 million Friday opening for Fast & Furious 6, topping the $34.4 million opening day of 2011's Fast Five for a new franchise high. BoxOffice is projecting a $119 million four-day opening for the sequel, with an outside shot at hitting $100 million in its first three days alone.
The Hangover Part III managed to increase slightly with a 23 percent increase from Thursday's disappointing debut up to $14.53 million yesterday (likely due to the late release date change). That said, the film is far under-performing against expectations as its two-day take is running 57.3 percent behind The Hangover Part II. With volatile word of mouth thus far, the outlook for the comedy three-quel isn't good. We're projecting a $52.5 million four-day weekend and $64.3 million five-day overall start.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness held up well in the face of new competition. The J.J. Abrams-helmed sequel is headed for a four-day weekend of $49 million.
Fox's Epic impressed with a strong $9.35 million take on Friday. Despite no built-in audience, the animated film took advantage of the lack of kiddie-centric movies in the market right now (March's The Croods was the most recent film to appeal to that crowd). We're projecting a $44 million four-day gross for the pic.
Meanwhile, The Great Gatsby declined 48 percent Friday-to-Friday with $3.96 million to begin its third weekend. The film is on pace for a $17.5 million four-day frame.
3-Day & 4-Day Memorial Weekend Projections
1. Fast & Furious 6 - $98.0 million (3-day) / $119.0 million (4-day)
2. The Hangover Part III - $43.5 million (3-day) / $52.5 million (4-day) / $64.3 million (5-day total)
3. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 million (4-day)
4. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
5. Iron Man 3 - $20.0 million (3-day) / $25.5 million (4-day)
6. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Daily Domestic Gross Sun, Jun. 18 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jun. 18 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cars | $11,610,300 | -10% | 3,988 | 3 | $2,911 | $117,052,293 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Nacho Libre | $8,210,328 | -12% | 3,070 | -- | $2,674 | $28,309,572 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | $6,114,779 | -25% | 3,027 | -- | $2,020 | $23,974,205 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | The Lake House | $3,376,800 | -35% | 2,645 | -- | $1,277 | $13,617,313 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $2,568,445 | -15% | 2,812 | -868 | $913 | $216,217,059 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | The Break-Up | $2,453,918 | -38% | 3,146 | 71 | $780 | $92,261,764 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | $2,011,458 | -28% | 2,946 | -- | $683 | $7,288,883 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | The Da Vinci Code | $1,708,633 | -19% | 2,413 | -906 | $708 | $198,770,293 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Omen (2006) | $1,589,583 | -27% | 2,723 | 0 | $584 | $47,189,471 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Over the Hedge | $1,502,714 | -6% | 2,606 | -921 | $577 | $139,050,929 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
